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1873–74 FA Cup

FA Cup 1873–74
Country England
Dates 9 October 1873 – 14 March 1874
Teams 28
Defending champions Wanderers
Champions Oxford University
Runners-up Royal Engineers
Matches played 26
Goals scored 58 (2.23 per match)

The Football Association Challenge Cup 1873–74 was the third staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Twenty-eight teams entered, twelve more than the previous season, although six of the twenty-eight never played a match.

First Round: The 28 teams would play. The winners would move on

Second Round: The remaining 14 teams would play. The winner would move on

Third Round: 6 teams, with Swifts getting a bye, would play.

Semi-Final: The 4 teams would play.

Final: The two Semi-Final teams would face each other. The winner would be crowned champion

Both semi-finals were played at Kennington Oval, London.


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